Collection Highlights
Snake jug
Date:
1871
Object Number:
1906.6ab
Medium:
Stoneware
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Museum Collections
Collection of (25) miniature art reproductions in storage box
Object Number:
INV.8871a-z
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Plaster, wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 6 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 26 x 16.2 x 4.1 cm )
Marks:
stamped in gold: on spine of book box: "PAOLETTI / IMPRONTE / OPERE / DI / THORWALDSEN"
handwritten in ink: on lined paper affixed inside front cover: "Opere di Thorwaldsen" with numbered list (1-11) identifying reproductions
handwritten in ink: on line
Description:
Twenty-five oval and oblong plaster medallions with relief images representing famous works of art by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorwaldsen (d. 1844); reproductions housed in a box made to look like a book, with covers that lift to reveal compartments in front and back.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
